Local car owners urged to press repeal of excise taxes
An eleventh hour call from C. H. Bryson, secretary of the Athens County Automobile Club, urges all local automobile owners to contact their senators and representatives to back repeal of automobile excise taxes in the new national revenue bill. He warns that delay through the Ways and Means Committee could thwart a House and Senate victory and stresses intensive personal outreach to lawmakers.
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Congress
C. H. Bryson
Athens County Automobile Club
Washington
Bryson
Ways and Means Committee
House
Senate
Club
Hoover and Coolidge partnership drives national business policy
President Coolidge outlined government efforts to boost enterprise while Herbert Hoover leads broad commerce initiatives. The piece portrays Hoover as the driving force behind economic policy, with Coolidge shaping overall direction and seeking cabinet cooperation.
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York
Coolidge
Olis
New York
A Commerce
State of York
Herbert Moorer
Pacers
Department of Com
Lit A. Yoo
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
U States
Partiaa
Department 4 Commerce
Probable Candidate for Gubernatorial Nomination Speaks in Zanesville
A likely gubernatorial hopeful addresses a crowd in Zanesville outlining policy aims and campaign themes. The speaker emphasizes regional concerns, urges party unity, and calls for broad support ahead of upcoming party meetings.
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Zanesville
Rededicate Parties to Public Business, Knight Warns
Charles L. Knight of Akron urged Ohio citizens to curb government roles and cut taxes, calling for a return to basic public business and warning against “reign of terror” by powerful groups. He cited rising tax burdens and growing bonded debt, criticizing candidates who hide knowledge and push welfare measures.
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Zanesville
Republican
Democratic
Charlies L. Knight
Akron
Beacon Journal
Brotherhood of the Central Presbyterian Church
Knight
Ohio
Westerville
Rome
Baltimore
Instrument Found in Cornfield Near London
A meteorological instrument in a basket with a parachute was found in a corn field south of London. The housing bore do not open and a card noted it was sent from McCookfield Dayton on July 30, 1925 and to return it to the field immediately after discovery.
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London
Here
McCookfield
Dayton
West Virginia Miner Without Legs Proves Highly Efficient
Reuben Williams, a Morrison mine worker in Wyoming county, lost both legs but loads drills and blasts fourteen tons of coal daily. He supports his wife and young son, earning respect as one of the mine’s most expert workers despite his disability. Williams rebuilt his life after a railroad accident and earned a chance to return to mining in a four foot seam.
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Columbus
Reuben Williams
Laing
Morrison
Wyoming County
W. Va
Willams
Death Pact Between Two Avondale youths Ends in Double Suicide
Albert Rosenberg and William Strauss, 15 and 17,高中學校 students from Avondale, sealed a typed death pact claiming life is not worth sustaining. Strauss died first on Round Bottom road, Rosenberg survived briefly before dying. both used revolvers. Rosenberg’s family runs The Paris shop. Strauss’s father is a mortgage firm VP.
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Ores
Albert J. Rosenberg
William Strauss
Avondale
Walnut Hills
Round Bottom
East Fork
Little Miami
Rosenberg
Strauss
Adolph Rosenberg
Rate Rearing May End Today in Ohio Gas Hearing
Ohio utilities commission hearings on Logan Gas rate increases proceed as Marion Elyria Bucyrus and other city officials protest. Attorneys argue the company double counts items in rate valuations and cites a $2 347 000 amortization charge contrasted with a $422 000 book figure. Protestants claim property value for stock issuance in 1922 stands no less than $20 000 000 while E G Hill of Newark expert testimony sets valuation at $52 401 747 for rate making.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Marion
Elyria
Bucyrus
Logan Gas Company
Ohio
E. G. Hill
Newark
N. J
Indicted Men Accused in Pension Fraud Case
In Toledo on November 20 John Gardner and John D Bennington were named in a federal grand jury indictment for defrauding Civil War veterans of pension funds and impersonating federal officers.
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Toledo
John Gardner
John D. Bennington
Cremation Mixup Identifies Corpse as Boody Not Boyce
Chicago dispatch notes a mistaken cremation of an unidentified body as Professor James A. Boyce of Denver. Relatives later identified the deceased as Joseph A. Boody of Washington DC through photographs, correcting the identity mixup.
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Chicago
James A. Boyce
Denver
Joseph A. Boody
Washington, D. C
Akron Tragedy Claims Miss Anna Ebert
Miss Anna Ebert aged 20 was fatally injured after stepping in front of an auto when she became confused. She died in the hospital about an hour later.
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Akron
Anna Ebert
New York Full of Dry Law Breakers
A 1925 report cites Emory Buckner and Wayne Wheeler on Volstead act enforcement in New York City. Officials claim 200000 complaints filed in one year yet mark far more violations exist. It notes many visitors join in breaching the law during the holiday season.
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New York
Robert T. Small
Coolidge warns bankers on foreign loans for nonproductive use
President Coolidge appeals to big business and bankers in Washington urging restraint on overseas lending. He endorses the World Court and says loans should aid industry and commerce abroad, not fund military establishments or municipal deficits. Observers see a subtle critique of France amid broad warnings.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
New York
Mr. Coolidge
World Court
Permanent Court of International Justice
America
Europe
France
Athens County Boy Is Winner in Board of Education Race
In Fremont election results Norman Fulton, a World War veteran and ex teacher, won a board of education seat as a write‑in. Incumbent C. F. Walton led totals with 3,034 votes while Fulton tallied 2,041. It marks the first time a write‑in candidate has won here.
Custodian of Hocking County Courthouse Still on the Job
Logan news reports Gordon Oil No 2 well on George Anthony farm in Washington township yielded 302 barrels in 17 hours after a Wednesday shot and could reach 400 barrels in 24 hours. Anthony, farm owner and Hocking County courthouse custodian, remains at work despite newfound prosperity.
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Hocking County
Logan
Gordon Oil Company
George Anthony
Washington Township
Anthony
New Gas Well Produces On Radford Farm At Fisher Fields
A gas well on the Radford farm near the Fisher fields began production this morning. The well is projected to yield about 1,000,000 cubic feet daily if it continues, improving profitability for the local firm behind the lease. The leaseholders include Tom Clark Harry Townsend C O Moore Frank Rauch and T W Craig.
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Radford
Fisher Fields
Tom Clark
Harry Townsend
C. O. Moore
Frank Rauch
T. W. Craig
Where Church and Labor Meet Speech by Dr Lackland
Dr George S Lackland pastor of Grace church in Denver spoke at the Methodist church on the church’s duty to inform and educate workers. He outlined workers education in America and Denver Labor College with 260 students and 18 professors, noting church led investigations like the Denver street railway strike. He urged collaboration and cautioned no single group can solve labor problems.
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George S. Lackland
Grace Church of
Denver
Opio
Dector Lackland
Doctor Lackland
America
Denver Labor College
Lackland
Old Engineers Get the Blame
Investigation into the Pennsylvania railroad wreck in New Jersey that killed ten people advances toward a possible broader inquiry by government or state agencies. Railroads contend the engineer blamed had forty or forty five years of service, arguing age and experience as excuses for dereliction.
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New York
New Jersey
Radio station debut announced by Lapper Fanny
A fragmentary notice indicates Lapper Fanny announces a radio station debut and air area plans. Limited readable details suggest a local broadcast launch event with unspecified date and venue.
Well Beloved Alexandra of England Dies
Alexandra dowager queen of Britain dies at Sandringham after long illness. She suffered a heart attack at noon yesterday and did not survive despite a brave fight. she would have turned eighty one on December 1.
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London
Alesandra
Queen of Geat
Britain
Queen Mother
Edward
Sandringham
Queen Alexandra
Woman to chair in Elizabethtown murder case
A New Jersey woman, found guilty of first degree murder of her third husband William Soper a deputy airerist, faces prospects of the electric chair as November approaches in Elizabethtown N J
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Elizabethtown
N. J
William Soper
Rhinelander suit to proceed despite disclosures
In White Plains on November 20 a conference of Rhinelander counsel announced the annulment suit against his wife would continue despite threatened disclosures. The case concerns Leonard Kip Rhinelander and his marriage to a cabman's daughter.
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White Plains
N. Y
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Navy accused of deliberate handicap in bombing tests
Washington reports Col. William E Mitchell charged the Navy with a deliberate attempt to handicap army fliers in bombing tests off the Virginia capes. The revelation came at the Flying Colonel's court martial.
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Washington
Navy Department
Wm. E. Mitchell
Army
Virginia Capes
Poor Littl Lamba and the gambling on Wall Street
A column warns against speculation in automobile stocks as traders face losses. It notes several stocks drop while conservative investors buy bargains, urging readers to avoid gambling and learn from market history. The piece uses colorful imagery of lambs and sheep to critique risky margins.
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Lamb
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Navy court fails to provide counsel for widow in Shenandoah case
A widow testifies about her husband’s death at the Shenandoah court inquiry and protests that she is denied legal counsel. She questions why a cabinet officer can access fifty lawyers yet she cannot have one to seek justice against official ineptitude in the loss of her spouse.
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Shenandoah
Naval Air Reserve
Mrs Lansdowne Affirms Husband Opposed Shenandoah Trip
Mrs Lansdowne says simply that her husband objected to taking the Shenandoah on a stupid political state fair. The writer corroborates her statement, noting that last June Commander Lans in his wife’s presence told something on record.
Club Killer Strikes Woman in Toledo West End
In Toledo on November 30 a man attacked 38 year old Mrs Cora Bachelor on Colfax Street, as police brace for increased patrols. Detectives and American Legion volunteers join railroad men to guard West End streets at night. Local authorities state the attacker struck but left the victim alive.
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Toledo
West End
Jennings
Cora Bachelor
American Legion Post
Bachele
Liquor Cache Found in Little Italy Garden Raid
Prohibition officers unearthed ninety gallons of corn and rye whisky buried in two properties in Glouster. Suspects Joe Cortes and Sam Commento were arrested. Commento pled guilty and paid a 528.25 settlement. Cortes remained free on a 2900 bond as officers described the discovery and raid details.
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Little Italy
Glouster
Prohibition
Joe Cortes
Sam Commento
Justice of Peace
Pearl W. Helwig
Commento
Cortez
Nugent Gingereira
Jim Jiacamo
Joe Jonas
H. A. Lines
B.C. Kinse
H. A. Deltea Imade
Street traffic blitz nets 205 violators in Columbus
Early today Columbus police announced 205 motorists were cited since the start of a new campaign against traffic law violators. The drive began Wednesday and targets speeding running red lights and other infractions.
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Columbus
Apple Digheg Recipe Handbook Listed for Free
A damaged excerpt advertises a free handbook with recipes for apples and related dishes. It mentions 180 Vree recipes, a price of 300.00, and credits Washington. The readable text is fragmented and lacks coherent details.
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George S.lackland
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